Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-12-13
THAT RAILROAD MEETING.
1t was Well Attended, and Transacted
the Business for Which 1t was Called
A Committee to EndeavOr to Induce
the "ManitOba" to Come This Way.


the Business for Which 1t was Called
A Committee to Endeavor to Induce
the "ManitOba' to Come This Way.
The railroad meeting in the Second
District Courtroom, last evening, was
we'll attended, the room being crowded
with citizens.
A. j. Bruner called the meeting to
order, J. S. Waters was elected chair
man, and Hon. I. w. Garrett secre-
tary.
DR.. Leonard stated the object of
the meeting to be the selection of a
committee TO open correspondence
with the managers of the Montana
Central, or So called Manitoba" road
with the view, if possible, of inducing
it to come this way. The road had
built over 700 miles this year, and
some of its work had been done on a
scale heretofore unprecedented in the
history of railroad building. 1t had
just reached Helena, and would be
completed to Butte earl Y in the spring.
That would bring it to the Idaho line,
and beyond that point not a foot of
ground had been surveyed. From
Butte the most practical route to the
Pacific Coast-which was the object
i've point of the road-was to the
mouth of the Big Hole and jefferson
rivers at Twin Rivers; then up the
BIG Hole about IS miles on natural
grade, tapping the Salmon at Glib
louisville; then up the Salmon river
to Salmon City; from Salmon to
Chalhs; thence to Bayhorse, mp to
Thousand Springs Valley, and OH to
Ketchnm, HALEY, Bellevue, Boise, the
Malheur and the coast by any of four
or five routes.
If. the Wood River route was no,
adopted, the railroad would have t.
run several hundred miles north, par
allel the Northern Pacific, 60 through
the Ceur d'Alenes, and build through
most barren, unproductive and ex
pensive country. BY coming to Woo
River the railroad would secure big
paving business all the way, open W
20 or so mining districts, traverse the
garden-spot Of the mountain re
gion, with its really prodigious agri
cultural and stock raising possibilities
and prove to be at least the peer, il
point Of earnings, of any tran I'll
mental road.
Dr. Leonard was opposed to hirin!
any railroad to come here; but he be
lieved in letting them know what w
have, and how much business the,
could get if they came here. Wool
River paid over 100000 per year t
the Oregon Short Line, and what di
we get for it? The most exorbitan
rates of freight and most exasperatin
service any section was ever curse
with
After picturing the uncounted mil
lions Of capital seeking investment :
much of which would follow the ne
road here--and ridiculing the idea
the road being impracticable or eve
: extensive to build when there VIZ
. natural wagon roads all the way, d
> Leonard concluded by saying that
the Montana Central could be II
: duced to come here the Chicago
i Northwestern and other roads woul
y soon follow.
Other citizens made few remark
,, but as DR.. Leonard had already CO
S cred the ground, they refralned fro
a taking up the time of the meeting.
A committee composed of Geore
q \. Black, II. Z. Burkhart, and w.
o Riley was appointed to carry out Il
intentions Of the meeting, with #
power to invite the cooperation
the citizens of the other towns to
q benefited, and to do all that is niece
sary in the premises.
ID After which the meeting adJourn
X subject to the call of the comMltte